Stephen Belber

FRIDAY | "Don't Go Gentle": A retired judge offers to help a woman facing legal troubles in this drama by Stephen Belber. It's produced by Haven Theatre. Through July 12 at Theater Wit, 1229 W. Belmont Ave.; 773-975-8150 or theaterwit.org

SATURDAY | "The Fantasticks": Light Opera Works performs Harvey Schmidt and Tom Jones' 1960 musical about two fathers who trick their kids into falling in love. Through June 14 at the Cahn Auditorium, 600 Emerson St., Evanston; 847-920-5360 or light-opera-works.org

History forgotten is history repeated, which underscores “The Laramie Project: Ten Years Later” in its Los Angeles premiere at the Gay & Lesbian Center’s Davidson/Valentini Theatre.
This potent follow-up to the landmark Tectonic Theater Project docudrama...

METAIRIE, La. — In the summer of 1992, an aspiring filmmaker named Craig Borten drove from Los Angeles to Dallas to see a man named Ron Woodroof. Borten was just a few years out of Syracuse University and didn't know what kind of movies he wanted to make,...